Snout
An impressive wall of ice in shades of turquoise and grey. This was as close as our guide was prepared to bring our little Zodiac boat, and the
Altro...
Snout
An impressive wall of ice in shades of turquoise and grey. This was as close as our guide was prepared to bring our little Zodiac boat, and the
Altro...Snout
An impressive wall of ice in shades of turquoise and grey. This was as close as our guide was prepared to bring our little Zodiac boat, and the towering face with icebergs all around showed good reason.
Calving is the main mode of loss for glaciers, and sometimes huge slabs break away from this ≈ 35 metres (115 feet) high face. The entire glacier is ≈ 1,400 m (4,593 ft) tall, towering above our little boat.
Fjallsjökull in south-eastern Iceland.
